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22  
23  package com.liferay.portal.kernel.bi.rules;
24  
25  import com.liferay.portal.kernel.resource.ResourceRetriever;
26  
27  import java.util.List;
28  
29  /**
30   * <a href="RulesEngine.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
31   *
32   * @author Michael C. Han
33   * @author Vihang Pathak
34   */
35  public interface RulesEngine {
36  
37      public void add(String domainName, ResourceRetriever resourceRetriever)
38          throws RulesEngineException;
39  
40      public void execute(ResourceRetriever resourceRetriever, List<?> facts)
41          throws RulesEngineException;
42  
43      public void execute(String domainName, List<?> facts)
44      throws RulesEngineException;
45  
46      public List<?> execute(
47              ResourceRetriever resourceRetriever, List<?> facts, Query query)
48          throws RulesEngineException;
49  
50      public List<?> execute(String domainName, List<?> facts, Query query)
51          throws RulesEngineException;
52  
53      public void remove(String domainName) throws RulesEngineException;
54  
55      public void update(String domainName, ResourceRetriever resourceRetriever)
56          throws RulesEngineException;
57  
58  }